controls engineer

project manager

administrative assistant

pipefitter

control panel technician

CONVERGIX Automation Solutions

The San Antonio Branch at JMP has many issues: 
Number one: they don't tell you the actual customer base until you are hired because they only use one client and refuse to branch out. 
Number two: out of the 3 managers I had in the last year, 2 of them were managing a Canadian branch at the same time, which means no local leadership. 
Number three: they cannot keep employees, the turnover rate is unbelievable, at the time of my hiring they only had one other engineer doing the work of 5. At the time of this posting the employee total at the JMP SA branch is 1. 
Number four: they pay below market rate and will low ball or refuse your counter offer. 
Number five: JMP oversells and under delivers, they would rather throw bodies on projects than getting the right person for the right job. 

Typical Day: PLC, HMI programming, customer meetings, onsite testing, project documentation

What you Learn: Toyopuc - this is the only PLC used with the one customer they do business with

Management: Most of the issues presented are direct results of upper management decisions

Workplace Culture: small office, only ever had up to 2 other coworkers at one time, morale is very low

Hardest Part of the Job: Dealing with the aftermath of disgruntled employees that came before me. Projects that had been handed off 3 or 4 times with little to no documentation. Very upset customers rightfully complaining that the project has gone on way too long. No explanation from management to customer about expectation changes due to high turnover. The complete hands off approach of upper management when their own workload rules are broken, but expect people as high as the VP to be in calls when deadlines pass and customers start getting aggressive about promises Sales made.

Most Enjoyable Part of the Job: the HR department is the only saving grace at this company, any time I had to discuss anything with them, they worked very hard to meet my requests as best they could. Engineering related best part would be: being able to provide my own solutions to problems every day. If I didn't enjoy the work itself I would've left a long time ago.

My position was not typical. I covered a few different bases between the Design and Build areas.

I had to take the initiative to keep track of what we had and didn't have for the jobs. Nobody in the build area "was told they had to do that", it goes without saying that you track what you are lacking.

Poor communication between Mechanical, Controls and build departments. I seemed the involved parties didn't care much as long as someone else picked up the slack.

Projects shipped unfinished. A big hassle to get it done in a Union GM facility.

One girl (a Project Manager) was allowed to run her sexist,bigoted, insulting mouth with no fear of discipline. Management didn't do anything about it. A Man would have been disciplined and fired.

A typical day would be staying ahead of an indecisive manager who cannot make a decision if his life depended on it. He is very unorganized and never engaging in any conversation that you have with him. If we are in meetings and I am speaking he will start texting and or step out to make or take a phone call.
I have learned that this company is trying to change things but not in a good way, putting more work on the employee and making everyday work very stressful.
The other management gets way to involved in the jobs and makes decisions without speaking to the person or persons working on that job.
Old school mentality meaning once a job shop always a job shop.
The hardest part of the job is trying to do my actual job without wondering everyday what manager(s) will make a decision or tell the customer something they have no business telling them.
There is no enjoyable part of this job, contractors beware.

From my experience if you were not one of the good ol boys, a lead, or an apprentice they don't care about advancing you unless you are really good at sucking up to bosses. One lead man likes things done a certain way then you get bounced to another and they say you're doing it wrong even though you did what the first lead man liked, they need a simple Eagle standard that everyone does the same. I never got to see any projects through or learn hardly anything because they just send you from project to project lead man to lead man.

Classic is fair and equalizes everyone in the office.  Classic's culture is unique in that you will always be treated as a member of the family. The collaboration and support are outstanding. 
You cultivate excellent relationships, which is reflected in how highly your team regards you.  They communicate with coworkers respectfully and adapt well to a variety of situations. Classic provides you with the opportunity to develop. Management motivates employees to do their best on the job.

HR will tell you what you want to hear, to get you in the door. The investors running the company seem totally disconnected from day to day operations. Company seems very top heavy with executive management and heartless when they decide to lay off workers. Communication from management suffers from serious lack of transparency. Very unfortunate, as it doesn't have to be this way. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Competitive base pay, benefits

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
All about sales numbers, not building relationships, high pressure to produce regardless of, time to get quotes completed, costs versus customer budget

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Most of the coworkers are good, management is high pressure, high stress, poor culture

Started off a bit different than what was sold to me, and never really did materialize. Project timelines were constantly changing. Upper management spoke a good game, but it was not for real.  A very awkward arrangement between Canada and the US that made the relationship feel sabotaged. Interesting work, but toxic culture behind the scenes.

Convergix is a great company to work for. They have worked alongside all of their business units to create a warm and inviting culture.  With the goal of becoming a $1B company, there are opportunities for all employees to grow within their careers. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing place is a disaster

Terrible two faced management

Puts its employees at risk 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with poorly trained clueless clowns

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic ,bunch of fake two faced yes men

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Meeting after pointless meeting

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